ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A COMPREHENSIVE (AND, DARE WE SAY, FUN) CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION CLASS THAT ISN'T GOING TO TAKE UP WEEKS OR MONTHS OF YOUR LIFE? WELL, YOU'VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE! YOU'LL LEAVE OUR ONE-DAY CLASS FEELING CONFIDENT, INFORMED, AND PREPARED FOR LABOR AND BIRTH.
Our signature class includes:
Overview of Normal Labor including anatomy of birth, signs of labor, “true” vs “false” labor, normal stages of labor including physical and emotional signs and responses of the laboring woman.
- Comfort Techniques/Natural Pain Management including relaxation, breath work, touch and massage, focal points, visualizations, and guided imagery, water therapy, positioning for comfort and progress, and the importance of creating a peaceful birth environment. Emphasis and practice focuses on the role of the support person, easing pain, and increasing confidence.
- Medical Procedures and Interventions including fetal monitoring, induction or augmentation of labor, pain medications, assisted delivery methods, and cesarean birth. Discussion emphasizes making choices for your own birth as a partnership with your medical provider.
- Recovery and Postpartum including the physical and emotional changes that occur in the 6 weeks that follow the birth of your baby. Discussion includes family and social adjustments during this transitional time, and early parenting.
The Details:
- February 17th, April 28th, June 23rd, August 25th, October 27th
- 9a-6pm (with a one-hour lunch break)
- $300